Stamford Police Participating In Gun Buyback Initiative

STAMFORD, CT — The Stamford Police Department will participate in the fifth annual #KeepKidsSafe Connecticut Gun Buyback and Gun Safe Giveaway Day on Saturday, Nov. 1, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at police headquarters, 725 Bedford St.

The event is part of a statewide effort aimed at reducing gun violence and preventing unwanted or unsecured firearms from falling into the wrong hands. The program is fully anonymous — no identification is required, and no questions will be asked.

Residents can bring unwanted firearms to the station, where gift cards will be exchanged for operable guns, while supplies last. Firearms must be transported in the trunk of a car.

Non-working guns/black-powder weapons, flare guns, ghost guns, pellet/BB guns, ammunition/magazine clips may be turned in (not eligible for gift cards).

Gift card amounts vary by type:

• $200 for assault weapons (as defined by Connecticut law)
• $100 for pistols and revolvers
• $50 for rifles and shotguns
• $25 for derringer-style handguns and black-powder firearms

The program also includes a gun safe giveaway for pistol permit holders, offering a limited number of free gun safes to promote secure storage in the home.

The initiative is sponsored by the Newtown Action Alliance Foundation, Ethan Miller Song Foundation, and numerous Connecticut health and public safety organizations in collaboration with police departments statewide.